My slave Driver

Oh my god it’s the beginning of a new month! Where did June 2014 go? More importantly, how did I get on with my set writing targets?

I feel the panic of a dry throat coming on as I formulate a hasty excuses in my mind justifying the things on the list which now need to be carried over and added to the July list of things to do. One word, well, two really do riverdance in my head: Routine. This is quickly followed by Procrastination.

“I don’t procrastinate. I write every single day,” I protest indignantly

Spare me the adverbs, the voice inside my heads smirks. Yes, you write every day after you have fitted it around your family and walking your Jack Russell and your darling Welsh cocker spaniel.

“Oh give it a rest,” I snap.

There are none so blind than those who will not see, sighed my head.

“Very well, I will prove to you that I do not keep putting things off. I will plan – even write down a daily work schedule for my writing. In it I will state the number of words to be written for my new book every day. And I will search high and low for a publisher for my first manuscript via the Writer’s & Artists handbook. There! Satisfied now?

I’ll hold you to that.

“I know you will,” I mutter gnoring the glorious infrequent sun splitting the trees outside the back door I switching on my laptop.

Go on then, get started. Put your money where your mouth is.

“Enough with the clichés.”

Same place same time?

“Yeah, see you then, slave driver head

Well Reader – What do you think? No contest?

Come back – see if I’m keeping to my daily writing routine. Leave me a sharp comment if you see me sliding back into my old habits. My slave driver of a head will be only delighted to be proved right. But I am determined to win this battle.

Until the next time…

Writeyouwriteme

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